US 2009/0151373 A1 · POWER CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR ICE MAKERS

Abstract

A power control structure for ice makers includes a control box to control an ice making process and a transmission means located in the control box. The transmission means has a movement range within which an ON/OFF switch is located. A retrievable ice collection tray is provided which has an actuation wall. The transmission means is coupled with an actuation arm extended to a loading/unloading displacement of the actuation wall. When the ice collection tray is unloaded the actuation wall pushes the actuation arm to drive the transmission means to trigger the ON/OFF switch to suspend the ice making process. When the ice collection tray is reloaded the actuation wall pushes the actuation arm again to drive the transmission means to trigger the ON/OFF switch a second time to trigger the ON/OFF switch to start the ice making process of the ice maker.

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Dependent claims

A power control structure for ice makers, comprising:

an ice maker which has an ice making tray and a control box to provide an ice making process for the ice making tray, the control box having a transmission means located inside that has a movement range which has an ON/OFF switch located therein;
and
a retrievable ice collection tray located below the ice making tray to store ice cubes produced by the ice making tray after the ice making process is finished;
wherein the ice collection tray has an actuation wall, the transmission means being coupled with an actuation arm extended to a loading/unloading displacement of the actuation wall to drive the transmission means to trigger the ON/OFF switch to suspend the ice making process while the ice collection tray is in an unloading condition;
the ice collection tray being reloadable to allow the actuation wall to push the actuation arm to drive the transmission means so that the ON/OFF switch is triggered again to start the ice making process.

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A power control structure for ice makers, comprising:

an ice maker which has an ice making tray and a control box to provide an ice making process for the ice making tray, the control box having a transmission means located inside that has a movement range which has an ON/OFF switch located therein;
and
a retrievable ice collection tray located below the ice making tray to store ice cubes produced by the ice making tray after the ice making process is finished;
wherein the ice collection tray has an actuation wall, the transmission means being coupled with an actuation arm extended to a loading/unloading displacement of the actuation wall, the actuation arm having a first contact portion and a second contact portion, the actuation wall pushing the second contact portion while the ice collection tray is in an unloading condition to drive the transmission means to trigger the ON/OFF switch to suspend the ice making process;
the ice collection tray being reloadable to allow the actuation wall to push the first contact to drive the transmission means so that the ON/OFF switch is triggered again to start the ice making process.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Power control structure for ice makers

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Power control structure for ice makers

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Abstract

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